TROY COUGHLIN JR. MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW FOR ELITE MOTORSPORTS WITH VICTORY AT THE SCAG PRO SUPERSTAR SHOOTOUT

BRADENTON, Fla. (Feb. 08, 2025) – Troy Coughlin Jr. had a Cinderella Story-type day Saturday at the SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout at Bradenton Motorsports Park. The JEGS.com driver narrowly qualified for the 16-car field in the final qualifying session night before rallying to victory. Elite Motorsports has now won both of the specialty events, first held last year with Erica Enders celebrating in the winners circle. “You know, it's so surreal, I haven't even really let it sink in yet, but we're [...]

2025-02-09T17:36:38-06:00February 9th, 2025|Categories: Elite Motorsports Team, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , |

ELITE MOTORSPORTS LOOKING FOR REPEAT SUCCESS AT THE SCAG PRO SUPERSTAR SHOOTOUT

BRADENTON, Fla. (Feb. 06, 2025) – Elite Motorsports ended 2024 with six drivers inside the NHRA top 10 championship points standings and wins at 13 of 21 events. The first event to play host to an Elite winners circle? The SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout where six-time world champion Erica Enders rallied to victory. The nine-car team will look to make the same splash at this year’s event held once again at Bradenton Motorsports Park.Enders, driving for Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance and SCAG, [...]

MIKE COUGHLIN TO MAKE NHRA MOUNTAIN MOTOR PRO STOCK DEBUT IN 2025

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (Dec. 19, 2024) – Veteran racer Mike Coughlin will celebrate 40 years of having an NHRA license by driving a Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock entry for Elite Motorsports during the 2025 JHG NHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock season. “Richard [Freeman, owner of Elite Motorsports] and I had been talking for a couple years now. Our families have dealt with each other for a long time in the drag racing space,” Coughlin said. “Being involved with Elite, it’s a highlight. The [...]

AARON STANFIELD LOOKING FOR FIRST PRO STOCK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT NHRA FINALS

POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2024) – Aaron Stanfield and his Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing team enter this weekend’s In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip with the Pro Stock points lead. Coming off a win at the Las Vegas NHRA Nationals, Stanfield earned a 32-point lead heading into the finale of the 2024 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season. No matter the outcome on Sunday, 2024 is a career best season for Stanfield. He and [...]

STEPHEN BELL TO MAKE NHRA PRO STOCK DEBUT IN 2025

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (Nov. 12, 2024) – Stephen Bell, a seven-time winner in NHRA’s Factory Stock Showdown (FSS), will break into the professional Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series ranks at the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida March 7-9. Bell will compete for a minimum of 10 races under the Elite Motorsports banner in 2025.“I could not be more excited. To get to race Pro Stock as part of Elite Motorsports, I know the car is going to be awesome. I’m going to be the [...]

2024-11-12T14:47:19-06:00November 12th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Elite Motorsports Team, NHRA|Tags: , , |

GREG STANFIELD TO RACE PRO STOCK WITH ELITE MOTORSPORTS

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (Nov. 05, 2024) – Longtime NHRA drag racer and newly crowned Factory X world champion, Greg Stanfield will return to NHRA Pro Stock racing in 2025. Greg will race under the Elite Motorsports banner alongside his son, 2024 championship contender, Aaron Stanfield. Greg has put together a multiyear deal to represent Janac Brothers Racing and The Rod Shop along with associate sponsors PJQ and Roasters as well as the rest of the Elite Motorsports family of partners beginning at the season opening Gatornationals [...]

2024-11-05T13:55:05-06:00November 5th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Aaron Stanfield, Elite Motorsports Team, NHRA|Tags: , , |

AARON STANFIELD TAKES POINTS LEAD ON WAY TO VICTORY AT THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 04, 2024) – Aaron Stanfield and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing team took over the Pro Stock points lead in the process of winning sixth race of the season Monday at the postponed Ford Performance NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stanfield defeated Elite Motorsports rival Greg Anderson on a holeshot in what was his 10th final round appearance of the season on Monday. Stanfield left the starting line in .023 [...]

ERICA ENDERS LOOKING FOR LADY LUCK AT THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

LAS VEGSA (Nov. 1, 2024) – Erica Enders, driver of the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment, is the winningest driver in NHRA history at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. She’s hoping lady luck will again be on her side this weekend for the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals. Between the spring Four-Wide Nationals run in April and the fall NHRA Nationals that is always contested on Halloween weekend, Enders has won at The Strip 10 times, more than [...]

JEG COUGHLIN JR. WINS TEXAS NHRA FALLNATIONALS 22 YEARS AFTER FIRST VICTORY

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 13, 2024) – Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the SCAG Power Equipment / Outlaw Mile Hi Light Beer team picked up their fourth win of the season Sunday at the Texas NHRA FallNationals. It was Jeg Jr.’s second win at the Texas Motorplex, his first came back in 2002. Jeg Jr. defeated longtime rival Greg Anderson in the final round when he laid down a 6.593-second pass at 208.10 mph that bettered Anderson’s 6.603 at 210.13. It was Jeg Jr.’s 120th final [...]

ELITE MOTORSPORTS LOOKING FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE HOME RACE WIN AT TEXAS NHRA FALLNATIONALS

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 10, 2024) – Just a two-and-a-half-hour drive from the Elite Motorsports’ headquarters in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex just outside of Dallas acts as a home race for the eight-car stable. It seems only fitting that Texas native and Texas Sports Hall of Fame nominee, six-time reigning world champion Erica Enders would be looking to win the event for the third consecutive year. Ahead of FallNationals competition, the Texas Motorplex offers a unique experience for race [...]

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